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Weekend Edition: Apr 25, 2026

Curated weekend reads and thoughtful essays. Stories that inspire, inform, and enrich your perspective on leadership, culture, and life.

Attraversiamo: Crossing Over in Italy

Attraversiamo: Crossing Over in Italy

A journey through Pompeii, Tuscany, Florence and Rome becomes a meditation on art, memory, and the fragile permanence of human endeavour

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A War India Didn’t Choose—and a Market It Can’t Escape

A War India Didn’t Choose—and a Market It Can’t Escape

From Hormuz to Dalal Street, a distant conflict is quietly reshaping risk for Indian investors—and exposing the limits of “India-only” portfolios

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Oscar 2026: A Study in Extremes

Oscar 2026: A Study in Extremes

Chaos, craft and the return of the auteur

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Oscar Predictions 2026: Who Will Win—and Why

Oscar Predictions 2026: Who Will Win—and Why

My annual curtain-raiser: the likely winners, the dark horses, and the one film you should actually watch.

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Beyond the Headlines: The Human Complexity of the Middle East

Beyond the Headlines: The Human Complexity of the Middle East

Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics

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Your Life Is Already Long India. Your Portfolio Shouldn’t Be

Your Life Is Already Long India. Your Portfolio Shouldn’t Be

Why global diversification is less about chasing returns and more about protecting your financial future from a single-country risk

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The Happiness We Keep Postponing

The Happiness We Keep Postponing

A reflection on joy, and why the ordinary day may be enough

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Embracing Life’s Second Arc

Embracing Life’s Second Arc

When success no longer answers “What now?”

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The Light and the Lotus

The Light and the Lotus

What the return of the Piprahwa relics asks of us—about restraint, remembrance, and how we practice attention today

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A Journey Back to Myself

A Journey Back to Myself

Armed with a diary and pen, I set out on a solo two-and-a-half-month ‘journalling adventure’ through Malaysia and Indonesia. Every little self-musing helped me remember my old self and awaken a new one

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The Best of FF Life 2025

The Best of FF Life 2025

11 stories that asked us to slow down, look closer, and feel more deeply

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